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Date Posted: 13:25:00 11/13/02 Wed
Author: the sick girl
Subject: Ch.14-The Commanders

The Commanders
A. Abraham Lincoln
1. his objective was the destruction of Confederate armies
2. from 1861 to 1864 Lincoln had trouble finding adequate commanders
a. General Winfield Scott
i. he was unprepared and retired November 1, 1861
b. Scott was replaced with George B. McClellan
i. had inadequate grasp of strategy and returned to the field in March 1862
c. Lincoln appointed General Henry W. Halleck
i. he was an ineffectual strategist
d. March 1864 – Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant
i. shared belief in making enemy armies and resources, not enemy territory
3. Committee on the Conduct of War
a. complained of insufficient ruthlessness of Northern generals
B. Robert E. Lee
1. 1862 – President Davis named Lee as his principal military adviser
a. Davis never shared control with Lee
b. after only a few months, Lee left Richmond and entered the field
c. 1865 – Davis named Lee general in chief
C. the men who controlled the war on both North and South shared similar backgrounds including military schools

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